School of Biomedical Sciences
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Therapeutics & Translation
The translation of discoveries in Biomedical Sciences across clinical and commercial settings.
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A universal vaccine against influenza A
Project Leader Professor David Jackson
Microbiology and Immunology
Australian bite and sting trends: Australian Venomous Injury Project (AVIP)
Project Leader Dr Ronelle Welton
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Australian Venom Research Unit
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Autologous stem cell therapies in Australia
Project Leader Professor Megan Munsie
Anatomy and Physiology
Biolpolymer-based vaccine delivery systems
Project Leader Professor David Jackson
Microbiology and Immunology
Bo&MeRanG Research Projects
Melbourne Coordinator Dr Marie Greyer
Characterising the pathways responsible for ICU-acquired weakness
Research Project Leader Dr René Koopman
Anatomy and Physiology
Contemplating stem cells in society
Project Leader Dr Claire Tanner
Anatomy and Physiology
Crack laboratory: Neuropharmacology
Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Peter Crack
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
David Ascher laboratory
Head of Laboratory Dr David Ascher
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Defining new roles for the Hippo signalling pathway in skeletal muscle
Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic
Anatomy and Physiology
Developing innovative animal and cell culture models to study and treat muscular dystrophies
Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic
Anatomy and Physiology
Developing new therapies for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Senior Research Officer & Lab Manager Catherine Kennedy, PhD
Microbiology and Immunology
Development of a self-adjuvanting vaccine for enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC)
Project Leader Professor David Jackson
Microbiology and Immunology
Development of Novel antimalarial drugs
Professor Leann Tilley
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Towards understanding new therapies for obesity and diabetes: discovering new regulators of lipid metabolism
Research Project Leader Professor Matthew Watt
Anatomy and Physiology
Endothelin pharmacology in the setting of pulmonary hypertension
Project Leader Professor James Angus
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Establishing the effect of glycine/serine metabolism on skeletal muscle cell growth
Research Project Leader Dr René Koopman
Anatomy and Physiology
Exercise-induced liver-muscle cross-talk and mitochondrial adaptations
Research Project Leader Dr Magdalene Montgomery
Anatomy and Physiology
Exploring new roles for the TGFβ signalling network as a key regulator of skeletal muscle in health and disease
Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic
Anatomy and Physiology
Fogg laboratory: Surgical Anatomy
Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Quentin Fogg
Anatomy and Physiology
Furness laboratory: Digestive physiology and nutrition
Head of Laboratory Professor John Furness
Anatomy and Physiology
Gregorevic laboratory: Muscle Research and Therapeutics
Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic
Anatomy and Physiology
Growth factors and peptide mimetics
Project Leader Dr Susan Northfield
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Hughes & Northfield laboratory: Drug design
Joint Heads of Laboratory Associate Professor Tony Hughes & Dr Susan Northfield
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Innovative approaches to prepare synthetic, partially synthetic and natural product-based vaccines
Project Leader Professor David Jackson
Microbiology and Immunology
Ivanusic laboratory: Pain and sensory mechanisms
Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Jason Ivanusic
Anatomy and Physiology
Jackson laboratory: Synthetic vaccine design
Head of Laboratory Professor David Jackson
Microbiology and Immunology
Koopman laboratory: Clinical nutrition and muscle metabolism
Head of Laboratory Associate Professor René Koopman
Anatomy and Physiology
Laura Edgington-Mitchell laboratory
Head of Research Group Dr Laura Edgington-Mitchell
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Leann Tilley laboratory
Head of Laboratory, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry & Pharmacology, ARC Australian Laureate Fellow (2015-2020) Professor Leann Tilley
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Learning from skeletal muscles to develop new treatments for cancer
Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic
Anatomy and Physiology
Lew laboratory: Theoretical and empirical pharmacology
Head of Laboratory Dr Michael Lew
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Lipopeptide-based adjuvanting systems
Project Leader Professor David Jackson
Microbiology and Immunology
Malcolm McConville laboratory
Head of Laboratory Professor Malcolm McConville
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Mangum Lab: Translational Proteomics
Head of Laboratory Dr Jonathan Mangum
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Molecular mechanisms of drug resistance in cancer
Project Leader Dr Jonathon Mangum
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Molecular mechanisms that contribute to skeletal pain
Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Jason Ivanusic
Anatomy and Physiology
Montgomery laboratory: Metabolic Tissue Cross-Talk
Head of Laboratory Dr Magdalene Montgomery
Anatomy and Physiology
Munsie laboratory: Ethical, legal and social implications of stem cell research
Head of Laboratory Professor Megan Munsie
Anatomy and Physiology
Murray laboratory: Myelin biology
Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Simon Murray
Anatomy and Physiology
Pain management using ultrasound-guided local anaesthetic techniques
Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Jason Ivanusic
Anatomy and Physiology
Patient voices: An analysis of patients’ information-based priorities and needs
Project Leader Professor Megan Munsie
Anatomy and Physiology
Paul Gleeson laboratory
Head of Laboratory Professor Paul Gleeson
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Paul Gooley laboratory
Head of Laboratory Professor Paul Gooley
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Preclinical pharmacology – cardiovascular efficacy and safety R&D
Project Leader Associate Professor Christine Wright
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target discovery in stroke
Project Leader Dr Jonathon Mangum
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Relaxin family peptide hormones
Project Leader Associate Professor Tony Hughes
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Restoring immunocompetency in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Senior Research Officer & Lab Manager Catherine Kennedy, PhD
Microbiology and Immunology
Schneider-Futschik laboratory: Cystic Fibrosis pharmacology
Head of Laboratory Dr Elena Schneider-Futschik
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Stewart Laboratory: Mechanopharmacology
Head of Laboratory Professor Alastair Stewart
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Stuart Ralph laboratory
Head of Laboratory Dr Stuart Ralph
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
The Cardiovascular Pharmacology of Snake Venoms From Papua New Guinea and Australia
Project Leader Associate Professor Christine Wright
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
The heart as a central player in tissue cross-talk
Research Project Leader Dr Magdalene Montgomery
Anatomy and Physiology
The link between cardiovascular disease and neurodegeneration – focus on Alzheimer’s disease
Project Leader Associate Professor Christine Wright
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
The Role of CXCR7 in Tissue Fibrosis
Senior Research Officer & Lab Manager Catherine Kennedy, PhD
Microbiology and Immunology
The Treatment of Papuan Taipan Envenoming in Papua New Guinea
Project Leader Dr David Williams
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Tissue communication in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NALFD) and liver fibrosis
Research Project Leader Dr Magdalene Montgomery
Anatomy and Physiology
Trovafloxacin – an antibiotic with additional properties
Project Leader Professor James Angus
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Understanding metabolic cross-talk in health and disease - Focus on type 2 diabetes and fatty liver
Research Project Leader Dr Magdalene Montgomery
Anatomy and Physiology
Unravelling the mysteries of E3 ubiquitin ligase in regulating skeletal muscle size and function
Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic
Anatomy and Physiology
Velkov laboratory: Antiinfective pharmacology
Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Tony Velkov
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Watt laboratory: Metabolism and Diabetes
Head of Laboratory Professor Matthew Watt
Anatomy and Physiology
Wilkinson-Berka laboratory: Retinal vascular biology and inflammation
Head of Laboratory Professor Jennifer Wilkinson-Berka
Anatomy and Physiology
Williamson laboratory: Public health, AMR, epidemiology and microbiology
Head of Laboratory Professor Deborah Williamson
Microbiology and Immunology
Wright laboratory: Cardiovascular Therapeutics Unit
Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Christine E Wright
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
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